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The Rich, Weird, and Frustrating World of Depression-Era Travel Guides
theatlantic.com

When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That’s a Moray
nytimes.com

Mysteries of Epigenetics: There’s More to Genes Than DNA
scitechdaily.com

Why Geology Is Our Destiny
nytimes.com

Video: Simulating the atmospheric reentry of a satellite using a plasma wind tunnel [3:36]
youtube.com

On the Diplomatic Mistranslation That Changed the Course of History
lithub.com • (see also)

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery
tmrwedition.com

Drinking From This Special Straw Promises to Cure the Hiccups 90% of the Time
gizmodo.com

Finding the Missing Link: How We Could Discover Interstellar Quantum Communications
centauri-dreams.org

James Baldwin and the FBI
daily.jstor.org

How Predictable Are We?
theness.com

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is still offline: Here’s the problem
slashgear.com

Venus has huge landmasses that jostle about like Earth’s continents
newscientist.com

David Bowie Painting Purchased at Landfill for $4 Expected to Fetch Thousands
smithsonianmag.com

Elephant in the room: visitor crashes through kitchen wall in Thailand
theguardian.com

Photos: Turkey’s Sea Snot Disaster
theatlantic.com

Here’s why superposition and entanglement have nothing to do with understanding quantum computers
csferrie.medium.com

Extremely eccentric minor planet to visit inner solar system this decade
newatlas.com

Scientists Use New Technology to Detect Signatures of Life Remotely
scitechdaily.com

The mysteries of the icy cloud around our Solar System
bbc.com

Why an Italian museum unleashed bacteria on Michelangelo’s marble masterpieces
cbc.ca

[Humans] are more dependent on water than many other mammals
scientificamerican.com

Video: The Volume of a Sphere [4:13]
youtube.com

The Lunar Lantern could be a beacon for humanity on the moon
phys.org

The Rosenbergs were executed for spying in 1953. Can their sons reveal the truth?
theguardian.com

Freeing Oysters from a Parasite’s Hold
hakaimagazine.com

“The Hatpin Peril” Terrorized Men Who Couldn’t Handle the 20th-Century Woman
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

Mathematicians welcome computer-assisted proof in ‘grand unification’ theory
nature.com

The Big Tuna Sandwich Mystery
nytimes.com

She Fell Nearly 2 Miles, and Walked Away
nytimes.com • (see also)

‘To Americans, the arrival of the Chinese delegation seemed like the sudden appearance of aliens.’
theatlantic.com

When NASA makes news, he’s there to capture it
cnn.com

Evolution of the dad
knowablemagazine.org

The Materials Scientist Who Studies the Innards of Exoplanets
quantamagazine.org

Could mitochondria be the key to a healthy brain?
knowablemagazine.org

Mirrors That Detect Ripples in Space-Time Were Frozen to Near Absolute Zero
gizmodo.com • (see also)

When Tornadoes Strike at Night
daily.jstor.org

This Implant Could One Day Control Your Sleep and Wake Cycles
smithsonianmag.com

First patient dosed in BioNTech Phase II trial of mRNA cancer vaccine
clinicaltrialsarena.com

A second space rock hit Earth after the one that doomed the dinosaurs – a nail in the coffin of the mass extinction
yahoo.com

Anti-aging protein discovered in blood prevents mental decline
studyfinds.org

Video: What Do Protons Taste Like? [12:19]
youtube.com

Volunteers spent 40 days in a cave with no natural light or clocks, and most want to go back. Here’s why.
sciencefocus.com

Māori May Have Reached Antarctica 1,000 Years Before Europeans
smithsonianmag.com

Video: Secret Vault Holds The World’s Greatest Inventions [51:45]
youtube.com

This Brain-Scanning Quantum Device Is a ‘Game Changer,’ Researchers Say
vice.com

Mystery Cases: What Happens When Modern Medicine Lacks a Diagnosis or Cure?
discovermagazine.com

It wasn’t just anyone who collected the bodies of the hospital’s COVID victims. It was Karl
latimes.com

This week: 🏠 Styrofoam housing, 👠 Medieval fashion injuries, 🐋 Whale linguists, and more!
damninteresting.com

Inside the Tombs of Saqqara
smithsonianmag.com

Can Psychedelics Help Make Dying Easier?
rollingstone.com

Supermassive black holes may be formed by collapsing dark matter halos
sciencefocus.com

‘Potentially the worst drought in 1,200 years’: scientists on the scorching US heatwave
theguardian.com

The Darvaza Crater: The USSR’s top-secret desert mystery
bbc.com

The Immune System’s Weirdest Weapon
theatlantic.com

Psychologists Explain Why You Can’t Remember the Movie You Just Watched
discovermagazine.com

When this star blows, its planets will be turned into enormous pinballs
livescience.com

A Ginormous Arc of Galaxies Was Just Detected in The Distant Universe
sciencealert.com

The clever folds that kept letters secret
bbc.com

Survey Shows People No Longer Believe Working Hard Will Lead To A Better Life
insidermag.net